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Can Machine Learning Help Us Understand Social Connection and Its Impact on Health?

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The role of social connection in influencing health outcomes has become an increasingly discussed topic globally for people across the lifespan.A prescient report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released in February 2020 outlined the need for health systems to address loneliness and social isolation among older adults. 1 And very soon after that, a global pandemic ensued, making experiences of social isolation and loneliness commonplace.2 As we emerge from the pandemic, attention on this subject continues, with the 2023 Surgeon General Advisory and the World Health Organization Commission on Social Connection calling for cross-sector collaboration and interventions to enhance social connection.Personalized strategies

Source: JAMA Network Open

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.51545

Authors: Thomas K. M. Cudjoe, Ashwin A. Kotwal

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco VA Health Care System

Language: English

Topic: Health disparities and outcomes

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,000